International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management

Kamalpreet ¹, P. Vadivukkarassi ², Kiran Bala ³

Affiliations
1 Mata Sahib Kaur College of Nursing, Mohali, Punjab, IN
2 Shri Vinoba Bhave College of Nursing, Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, IN
3 Saraswati College of Nursing, Kurali, Punjab, IN

Abstract

Menopause is a natural and expected part of a woman's development and does not need to be prevented. Usually, menopause and related problems are not discussed by menopausal women. If menopausal women have a thorough knowledge about menopausal symptoms and coping strategies, most of the menopausal problems will be solved. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding selected menopausal symptoms and coping strategies among menopausal women. An evaluatory approach was adopted. Total 60 menopausal women were selected by purposive sampling technique during the month of February, 2012 from selected areas of Mohali district, Punjab. A self-administered structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge regarding selected menopausal symptoms and coping strategies among menopausal women. The collected data was analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. The analyzed data revealed that the maximum subjects had average (56.7%) and poor (43.3%) level of knowledge in pre-test. After planned teaching programme session, most of them had average (96.7%) knowledge score followed by good (3.3%) knowledge score. The planned teaching programme was found to be highly effective in increasing the pre test score significantly at calculated p value (0.000). Most of the study variables like occupational status, type of family, family income per month had a significant association with the pre test level of knowledge while educational status of subjects was found significantly associated both in pre-test and post-test. It is concluded that planned teaching programme was an effective method to improve knowledge of menopausal women regarding selected menopausal symptoms and coping strategies. The knowledge level of menopausal women had significant association with their educational status as educational status increases knowledge level also increases.

Keywords

Effectiveness, Planned Teaching Programme, Knowledge, Selected Menopausal Symptoms, Coping Strategies, Menopausal Women.

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Sumitpal Kaur ¹, P. Vadivukkarasi Ramanadin ², Kiran Bala ³

Affiliations
1 Mata Sahib Kaur College of Nursing, Mohali, Punjab, IN
2 Dept. of OBG, Mata Sahib Kaur College of Nursing, Mohali, Punjab, IN
3 Dept. of OBG (N) Mata Sahib Kaur College of Nursing, Mohali, Punjab, IN

Abstract

Breastfeeding is natural (physiological) and instinctive, and nearly all mothers do it. Breastfeeding is an art and a skill which needs to be learnt and mastered. Postnatal period is crucial and mothers need to be given more information regarding breastfeeding. Mothers have many doubts and fears about breastfeeding and caring for their young ones. With this aim the study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a planned teaching programme regarding management of breast feeding problems. Quantitative approach with a quasi experimental randomized comparison group research design was used. By convenient sampling technique 60 primigravida women were selected out of which 30 in experimental and 30 was in comparison group. Data were collected by using self administered structured knowledge questionnaire on management of breast feeding problems and it was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Distribution of the postnatal mothers according to their demographic variable shows that maximum postnatal mothers (50.0%) were in age group of 24-26 years, 50.0% of them were belongs to Hindu religion, 41.7% were having secondary education, more than half of the postnatal mothers (71.6%) were housewife, 56.6% of them were belongs to nuclear family, maximum postnatal mothers (55.5%) were having family income of less than Rs.5000/- and majority of the postnatal mothers (65.0%) were primigravida. The effectiveness of planned teaching programme on management of breast feeding problems was analyzed by using paired t-test (t_{(29, 0.05)} = 31.687, 0.000) and unpaired t- test value (t_(58,0.05) = 10.612, 0.000) which was highly significant at 0.05 level. The chi square value showed that there was a significant association between the knowledge of primigravida women with their age (χ² (2, 0.05) = 8.077, 0.018*), educational status (χ² (2, 0.05) = 100.8, 0.002**), occupation (χ² (1, 0.05) = 7.105, 0.02) and parity (χ²(1, 0.05) = 7.377, 0.007*) at p<0.05 level. It also shows that there is no association of pretest level of knowledge with religion, type of family and family income.

Keywords

Management of Breast Feeding Problems, Planned Teaching Programme, Postnatal Mothers.

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